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This book attempted to analyze the issues raised by the chronicity of the Covid pandemic and its governance. The author analyses, the information resources mobilized to combat the pandemic in industrialized countries and pays particular attention to the operational mechanism. The analysis sought to clarify the modalities of operation of the crisis system managing, while at the same time looking at the decision-making mechanisms. The main lines of analysis retained are: the piloting and managemen...

Plastics have occupied an important place in the modern medical industry. It has substituted traditional devices and products made of metal, other materials, and ceramics. Over recent years, increased reliance on transparent plastic pharmaceutical and medical products has produced remarkable breakthroughs that improve medical attention delivery and allow it to be more comfortable for the masses to live better and longer lives. The purpose of this handbook is to provide a strategic perspective on...

In patient care, inaccuracy often leads to error: the patient does not receive the right medication, the nurse is mistaken about the patient, the doctor is mistaken about the condition. Human error in care is now a well-known occurrence, and medicine has borrowed many tools from aviation to improve safety, such as simulation training, limitation of working time, use of checklists, and so forth. All these tools contribute to improving human factors in healthcare. Often due to the lack of commun...

This book describes the most effective treatment for the problems that exist in the leadership of hospitals in the UK and discusses the characteristics of top leaders occupying executive hospital board positions. It focuses on the potential adverse effects of dysfunctional leadership.

Selected for the 2021 AUPHA Bugbee-Falk Book Award list. This book is a practical, evidence-based guide to seven key leadership disciplines that will help anyone working in healthcare to pursue brighter futures. In this book, Andrew Garman looks at the major changes facing healthcare organizations and the leadership competencies required to successfully meet those challenges. He explains how people become more effective leaders over time and what science tells us works best in making this happ...

Most small not-for-profit organizations are under-resourced and under-skilled. Many are barely keeping their heads above water now that the emphasis is on contracting out work in both the public and private sectors. Most are looking for help to cope with new demands for accountability and performance assessment. "Managing to Survive" outlines key strategies managers can take to not only survive but improve the service their organization provides. "Managing to Survive" offers a broad introduction...

Sustainable Hospitality Management: Designing Meaningful Encounters with Talent and Technology will generate international debate in the research and practice of hospitality management. It considers how the sector can and should innovate to respond to challenges such as talent scarcity, the growing ecological footprint, and technological developments. Volume 24 of Advanced Series in Management explores topics at the very heart of hospitality, by looking at meaningful encounters: positive, welc...

This series of books focuses on highly specialized Emergency Management arrangements for healthcare facilities and organizations. It is designed to assist any healthcare executive with a body of knowledge which permits a transition into the application of emergency management planning and procedures for healthcare facilities and organizations. This series is intended for both experienced practitioners of both healthcare management and emergency management, and also for students of these two di...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024A Financial Times Summer Reading Pick 2024'Persuasive, uplifting and wise' Niall Ferguson 'Compelling . . . important and timely' Financial Times 'Superb' Martin Wolf 'A must-read book with an important message and many lessons' Daron Acemoglu 'A revelation on every page' David SinclairA leading expert on longevity calls for a revolution in the way we think about health, ageing, and the future . . .The last century s...

Combining conceptual, pragmatic and operational approaches, this edited collection addresses the demand for knowledge and understanding of IT in the healthcare sector. With new technology outbreaks, our vision of healthcare has been drastically changed, switching from a ‘traditional’ path to a digitalized one. Providing an overview of the role of IT in the healthcare sector, The Digitization of Healthcare illustrates the potential benefits and challenges for all those involved in delivering care...

According to Chris York, creating a work culture that demands excellence is simple in concept, yet challenging in practice.  Why do some organizations fail to realize their true potential? The only acceptable outcome of their actions and efforts should be excellence. Dive into Chris York’s approach with Set the Standard, a resource for business leaders and professionals hoping to learn how to execute excellence on a daily basis and build something most doubt possible. The strategies within Set...

Im deutschen Gesundheitswesen wird eine Vielzahl an medizinischen Informationen über Patienten verarbeitet. Diese tragen maßgeblich zu einer erfolgreichen Behandlung des Patienten bei, auch wenn sie derzeit i.d.R. noch relativ verteilt bei verschiedenen Heilberuflern gespeichert sind. Die elektronische Gesundheitskarte wird zu einer Vernetzung im deutschen Gesundheitswesen und zu einer besseren Verfügbarkeit von Informationen für den betroffenen Patienten und die ihn behandelnden Heilberufler fü...

Aufgrund der erheblichen Investitionssummen und der hohen Versorgungsrelevanz eines Krankenhausneubaus ist die effiziente und nachhaltige Gestaltung des Raumplanungsprozesses von großer Bedeutung. Dabei müssen sowohl die Bedürfnisse der zukünftigen Patient*innen, die sich wandelnden Arbeitsprozesse der Mitarbeitenden wie auch neue Ansätze in Digitalisierung, Technologie und Logistik berücksichtigt werden. Ludwig Schmid und Kim Oliver Tokarski zeigen in diesem Open-Access-Essential sehr praxisnah...

Auf der Basis einer bundesweiten, empirischen Erhebung weist Maik Lachmann der Nutzung von Controllinginstrumenten in Krankenhäusern eine hohe Bedeutung nach. Er identifiziert unterschiedliche Einflussfaktoren der Instrumentennutzung und liefert Handlungsempfehlungen für eine adäquate Ausgestaltung des Führungsinstrumentariums in Krankenhäusern.

This edited book discusses the new technologies and innovations on the horizon. Transformation in healthcare is often focused on technology and digitalization, but it's always a combination of technology and humans, akin to a team play. How can digitalization in healthcare propel us forward, and what types of interactions with teams and patients are possible in the future? The transformative nature of new technologies, products, services, procedures, and organizations will shape the future of he...

In this meticulously curated anthology, exploring the dynamic intersections of creativity, design, and innovation within the healthcare landscape, esteemed experts present novel service design solutions. Engaging with pressing challenges, exchanging insights, and unveiling pioneering approaches, contributors navigate the complexities of healthcare delivery with finesse and foresight. With a multidisciplinary lens, this collection serves as a nexus between theory and practice, offering profound r...

A comparative analysis of both formal and informal long-term care in ten of the world’s wealthiest countries. Nations throughout the world are in the midst of an enormous demographic transition, with life expectancy increasing and fertility falling, leading to a rapidly aging population and critical implications for long-term care around the world. This volume documents and compares long-term care programs in ten wealthy countries. Analyses of survey data and government statistics show that...